Robert Lebel

Debra Burchett-Lere

inspired by a 13th-century English bestiary from the Museum's collection

and Hoobler bring together aspects of the Arensbergs’ collecting practices previously considered separately

Drawn from every curatorial department represented at the Center—Paintings

Lumen: The Art and Science of Light, 800-1600 Wholesale Robert LebelEdited by Kristen Collins and Nancy K. Turner Sumptuously illustrated with dazzling objects, this publication explores the ways art and science worked hand in hand in the Middle Ages and Renaissance. Through the manipulation of materials, such as gold, crystal, and glass, medieval artists created dazzling light filled environments, evoking, in the everyday world, the layered realms of the divine. While contemporary society separates science and